The Blessing and the Curse of the Tongue Part 2
Pastor Mike Bates May 5, 2024
James 1:19–20
• We must be quick to

, slow to

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and slow to become

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.

James 1:26
• We need to have

over what we say.
• God is asking us to keep our tongue in

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, making sure it is going the direction that God

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. Psalm 39:1, James 3:1–12
• We all

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in what we say. We fail to say what we

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and say things we

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.
• Our tongue is a small part of the body but it is one of the most

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.
• One small thing that we say can blow up to be something

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and not good.
• Our tongue can

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the entire body.
• No one can

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the tongue, only God can.
• Our tongue is a restless

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full of deadly

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.
• We can do both good and evil with our words both

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and

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.
• We need to ask God to help us to

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doing evil with our words and do more

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.

James 4:1–3
Why do we have angry arguments or disagreements?
• We are

and want what we want and don’t care about what other’s want.
• We want something and we will do or say

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it takes to get it.
• We

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what other people have but we can’t have it.
• God does not want us to be

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pray-ers.
James 4:11–12
• God asks us not to speak

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each other.
• When we speak against each other we

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them and
are judging God’s law.
• There is only one judge and lawgiver and that is

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.
• Ask God to help us to stop

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each other.

James 5:9
• Don’t

against your brother or sister in Christ.
• If we complain against our brother or sister in Christ then we are
being

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for it.

James 5:16
• We need to be

and

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with each other.
• We need to

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our sins to one another.
• We need to

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for one another.
• Prayer can accomplish

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with God and
our brothers and sisters.

Encouragement:
1. Ask God to help you to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
2. Ask God to help you to keep control over your words, written and spoken.
3. Remember that the tongue can do both good and evil, it’s a choice we make.
4. Ask God to help you to stop speaking and complaining against your brothers and sisters.
5. Remember to be open and honest with each other and to pray for one another.